(Encyclopedia) Rilke, Rainer MariaRilke, Rainer Mariarīˈnər märēˈä rĭlˈkə [key], 1875–1926, German poet, b. Prague, the greatest lyric poet of modern Germany.
Rilke's first book of poetry, Leben…
(Encyclopedia) Walewska, Countess MariaWalewska, Countess Mariamärēˈä välĕfˈskä [key], 1789–1817, Polish noblewoman. She became (1807) the mistress of Emperor Napoleon I and bore (1810) him a son,…
(Encyclopedia) Velasco, José MaríaVelasco, José Maríahōsāˈ märēˈä vāläsˈkō [key], 1840–1912, Mexican landscape painter; teacher of Diego Rivera. A gifted artisan descended from a family of shawl…
(Encyclopedia) Szydło, Beata Maria, 1963–, Polish political leader, grad. Jagiellonian Univ., 1989. A member of the conservative Law and Justice party, she was first elected to the Sejm, Poland's…
(Encyclopedia) Callas, Maria MeneghiniCallas, Maria Meneghinimärēˈä mĕnĕgēˈnē käˈläs [key], 1923–77, Greek-American soprano, b. New York City. At 13, Callas moved to Greece, where she studied at the…
(Encyclopedia) Boiardo or Bojardo, Matteo MariaBoiardo or Bojardo, Matteo Mariamät-tĕˈō märēˈä bōyärˈdō [key], 1441?–1494, Italian poet, count of Scandiano. A favorite at the Este court in Ferrara,…
(Encyclopedia) Brooks, Maria GowenBrooks, Maria Gowengouˈən [key], 1795?–1845, American poet, b. Medford, Mass. Her first collection of verse, Judith, Esther, and Other Poems (1820), was praised by…
(Encyclopedia) Urban, Joseph MariaUrban, Joseph Mariaûrˈbən [key], 1872–1933, American architect and scene designer, b. Vienna. He won distinction with his architectural work, including the bridge…
